Toward an Analysis of the Bond between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy among EFL Teachers

This study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and self-efficacy in 71 iranian efl teachers in private language institutes. the participants’ ei and self-efficacy were rated through questionnaires. they were also administered a demographic sheet. the findings revealed that efl teachers’ ei was significantly and positively correlated with their self-efficacy, and it could also account for a considerable amount of variance in teachers’ self-efficacy. another line of the results showed significant differences in the teachers’ ei and self-efficacy with respect to the demographics- marital status and years of teaching experience. implications are discussed